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FComponentEditorUtils::IsComponentNameAvailable

Test whether or not the given string is already the name string of a component on the the owner Optionally excludes an existing component from the check (ex. a component currently being renamed)

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References

Module	UnrealEd
Header	/Engine/Source/Editor/UnrealEd/Public/Kismet2/ComponentEditorUtils.h
Include	#include "Kismet2/ComponentEditorUtils.h"
Source	/Engine/Source/Editor/UnrealEd/Private/Kismet2/ComponentEditorUtils.cpp

Syntax

static bool IsComponentNameAvailable
(
    const FString & InString,
    UObject * ComponentOwner,
    const UActorComponent * ComponentToIgnore
)

Remarks

Test whether or not the given string is already the name string of a component on the the owner Optionally excludes an existing component from the check (ex. a component currently being renamed)

Returns

True if the InString is an available name for a component of ComponentOwner

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